1956

Bombay

This album mainly shows images of tourist sites and sounds, set in a post-independence India. Dr Mitchell freezes in time the significant disparities seen on the busy commercial streets. Her photos portraying both poverty and luxury, old and new, co-existing within the bustling hurry of Bombay.

Monkey Tricks - Bombay, India 1956
Straw basket vendor - Bombay, India 1956
Shopping in Bombay - Bombay, India 1956Water Seller - Bombay, India 1956 >
Ornamental House - Bombay, India 1956
Interior of Gateway to the East - Bombay, India 1956
'For he's a jolly good fellow' - Bombay, India 1956
Old and new - Bombay, India 1956
Beggars greet the bus - Bombay, India 1956
Just waiting - Bombay, India 1956

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